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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Padraig Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thornton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Keane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton scores with a one two! Keane had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thornton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Keane to the ground. Thornton is now in Keane's guard.
Keane keeping moving, preventing Thornton from controlling successfully.
Keane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Keane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thornton.
Keane is trying to control the position but Thornton postures up.
Keane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thornton.
Keane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thornton passes into half guard.
Keane is looking for a sweep. Thornton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thornton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keane knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Thornton controlling the action here.
Keane is not content to let Thornton control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Thornton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice takedown defense from Keane. No joy for Thornton on that attempt.
Thornton throws a right hand that misses
and Keane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Keane. Those never looked like landing.
Keane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thornton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keane.
Keane throws an off balance right hand
and Thornton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thornton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Padraig Keane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thornton checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thornton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Keane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab from Keane.
A big right from Keane misses.
Keane misses with a few strikes there.
Thornton misses with a lunging right hand
and Keane counters with a two punch combo.
Keane misses with a low kick.
Thornton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Keane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thornton somewhat.
Padraig Keane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Thornton.
Thornton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thornton lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton misses with a hook.
Keane lands with an uppercut that bounces Thornton off the cage and back into rage.
Thornton throws a right hand that misses
and Keane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keane throws a leg kick
and Thornton counters with a takedown into side control.
Thornton trying to control the position but Keane is working away.
Keane is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keane is refusing to be controlled, as Thornton sits in half guard.
Thornton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thornton is taking a breather. Keane says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Thornton wants to pass to mount but Keane is defending the position.
Keane manages to get to full guard.
Thornton looking to pass the guard.
Thornton looking to sit in guard and control but Keane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Thornton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Keane loads up on a big right hand but Thornton slips the punch.
Keane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keane defending well as Thornton loads up on a big left hand.
Keane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keane really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Keane misses with the combination.
Keane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Keane throws a right hand that Thornton ducks under and follows up with a left that Thornton also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Thornton.
Thornton throws a jab when Keane was well out of range.
Keane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thornton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Keane's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane keeping moving, preventing Thornton from controlling successfully.
Thornton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thornton trying to control the position from guard on top but Keane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thornton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Keane trying to control the position.
Thornton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Keane keeping moving, preventing Thornton from controlling successfully.
Thornton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keane is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thornton stops Keane from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thornton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Keane sprawls well. Keane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thornton gets slowly back to his feet.
Thornton cracks Keane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thornton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thornton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keane counters with an outside leg kick.
Padraig Keane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keane throws a poor cross that misses
and Thornton counters with a left to the body.
A head kick by Keane misses
and Thornton counters with a straight right hand.
Thornton throws an overhand right that lands on Keane's shoulder, as Keane tries to avoid the shot.
Keane throws a jab when Thornton was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane ducks under a wild hook from Thornton.
Padraig Keane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thornton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thornton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thornton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thornton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thornton slips under a jab.
Thornton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Keane defends it nicely.
Keane throws a combination that misses
and Thornton counters with a straight right hand.
Thornton connects with a right hand. Keane shakes it off.
Keane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thornton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thornton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thornton wants to control but Keane is keeping him busy.
Thornton wants to pass to mount but Keane is defending the position.
Thornton wants to control but Keane is keeping him busy.
Thornton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thornton is just content to waste time from the top position. Keane takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Keane looking for a sweep. Not yet Keane, not yet.
Thornton passes Keane's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thornton wants to control but Keane is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Thornton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Keane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Keane throws a lazy uppercut
and Thornton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thornton.
Thornton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Keane wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Thornton pushes down on Keane's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Thornton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Keane trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thornton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Keane can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thornton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Keane?
A nice elbow there by Thornton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keane in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Keane is trying desperately to improve position.
Keane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thornton on the ground.
Thornton controlling from mount.
Keane is squirming around, avoiding Thornton's attempts to control the action.
Thornton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Keane hang on?
Matt Thornton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thornton wants to control the pace but Keane is squirming around nicely.
Thornton landing punches.
Keane is squirming around, avoiding Thornton's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Keane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thornton with the ground and pound from mount.
Thornton lands a heavy elbow.
Thornton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Keane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thornton with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keane is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thornton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Keane is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton looking to secure an arm triangle but Keane defends it well.
Thornton lands a big shot there that rocks Keane but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thornton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thornton looking to control but Keane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Keane is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Keane wants to control but Thornton is having none of it.
Thornton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thornton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thornton controlling his opponent.
Matt Thornton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane tries to hold on but Thornton pushes him away.
Thornton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Padraig Keane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Matt Thornton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Thornton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thornton stuns Keane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Thornton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thornton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Thornton!
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hype
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